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The Story of Wales
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD - released 2/Nov/2012 ] A tale 30,000 years in the making. Wales, a nation forged by invasion, religion, revolution and a realm that has changed the world. BBC presenter Huw Edwards takes us on an epic journey, bringing the magical, thrilling and surprising story of... |
Tales From The Royal Wardrobe And Bedchamber
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 10/Mar/2016 ] TALES FROM THE ROYAL WARDROBE Dr. Lucy Worsley peeks under the robes of Britain's Kings and Queens past and present, asking what their chosen garments reveal about their reigns, what message they were trying to project with their selected attire,... |
Top Gear: Ambitious But Rubbish
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 2/Dec/2015 ] Can you build your own amphibious car? Can you make a space shuttle from a Reliant Robin? Can you destroy a Toyota Hilux pick-up? In the course of finding out, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May have risked their limbs, their lives and... |
Two Ronnies: The Picnic / By The Sea
[ BBC DVD / DVD - released 9/Jul/2015 ] Enjoy a double-helping of delightful farce in these two irresistible, rarely seen 'silent' comedy television shorts from the award-winning team THE TWO RONNIES. Ronnie Barker is the crusty old general and Ronnie Corbett is his doltish son as they... |
Wainwright Walks - Series 1 & 2
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 12/Mar/2015 ] Julia Bradbury follows in the footsteps of Alfred Wainwright in these wonderful series featuring stunning aerial footage. Using Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells, Julia discovers the treasures of the Lake District. Series 1... |
Wallander: The Complete Collection (Starring Kenneth Branagh)
[ BBC DVD / 8 DVD Box Set - released 21/Oct/2020 ] Kurt Wallander (Kenneth Branagh) is a police inspector in the Swedish town of Ystad. Shortly after he has seen a young girl kill herself by self-immolation, he is called to investigate the murder of government minister Wetterstedt... Wealthy... |
Wolf Hall
[ BBC DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Oct/2015 ] It is 1529 and Henry has been married to Katherine of Aragon for 20 years without producing a male heir. Requests to the Pope for an annulment have gone unheeded. |
A Year At Kew - The Collection - Series One
[ Acorn Media DVD / 2 DVD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] Alan Titchmarsh narrates this fascinating journey around the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens in London which attracts over a million visitors each year, all eager to enjoy the beautiful gardens and magnificent glasshouses. More than just a... |
A Year At Kew - The Collection - Series Three
[ Acorn Media DVD / 2 DVD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] Alan Titchmarsh narrates this fascinating journey around the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens in London which attracts over a million visitors each year, all eager to enjoy the beautiful gardens and magnificent glasshouses. Series Three... |
A Year At Kew - The Collection - Series Two
[ Acorn Media DVD / 3 DVD - released 15/Jan/2015 ] Alan Titchmarsh narrates this fascinating journey around the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Kew Gardens in London which attracts over a million visitors each year, all eager to enjoy the beautiful gardens and magnificent glasshouses. Series Two... |
The Young Ones Series One & Two
[ BBC DVD / 3 DVD Box Set - released 21/Oct/2020 ] There was Mike, the suave, sensible one; Vyvyan, the psychotic punk-metal mohican; Neil, the lentil loving hippy and Rik, right-on anarchist revolutionary and Cliff Richard fan: four students--desperate for money, excitement, girls or just something... |
ELGAR
Enigma Variations - A hidden portrait and complete performance. BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Andrew Davis [ Kultur / BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Feb/2009 ] "This DVD will give enormous pleasure and it is an example of what the BBC can do when they are not trying to dumb down or be clever." (MusicWeb) |
HANDEL
A Handel Celebration (concert recorded in 2009) Carolyn Sampson (soprano) / The Sixteen / Harry Christophers [ BBC / Coro DVD / DVD - released 20/Jun/2010 ] In this BBC Prom from the Royal Albert Hall the Sixteen capture some of Handel's most ebullient moments in concert performance, from the ever popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba to the ubiquitous sounds of Zadok the Priest. |
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TRADITIONAL
Carols from King's [recorded December 2014] The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 25/Nov/2015 ] This DVD includes the full 2014 service and a 60-minute documentary detailing the history of this central component of the British Christmas tradition. Enjoyed in millions of homes each Christmas eve, 'Carols from King's' is an enchanting hour and a... |
TRADITIONAL / ALLEGRI / MONTEVERDI / VAUGHAN WILLIAMS / etc
Easter from King's The Choir of King's College Cambridge, Stephen Cleobury [ BBC DVD / DVD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] 'Easter from King's' is the first DVD release of the regular BBC broadcast, which forms a cornerstone of the BBC's Easter programming. This service was first broadcast at Easter 2014 from the College's awe-inspiring Chapel. Featuring seasonal hymns... |
BENJAMIN BRITTEN
The Turn of the Screw (complete opera) City of London Sinfonia / Richard Hickox / Mark Padmore / Lisa Milne / Catrin Wyn Davies / Diana Montague / Nicholas Kirby Johnson / Caroline Wise [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 2/Mar/2005 ] G :- "With its short intimate scenes and concentrated lines, the Screw is so cinematic that it's surprising there's only been one previous film. This has just won a Viennese TV award. It's one of the truest opera films to date." (BBC Music) |
DELIBES
Coppelia (Complete ballet recorded at the Palais Garnier March 2011) Dorothee Gilbert (Swanilda) / Mathias Heymann (Frantz) / José Martinez (Coppélius) / Paris Opera Corps de Ballet & Orchestre Colonne [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 20/Nov/2011 ] "On this DVD, excellent performances are provided by the quartet of principal dancers. The corps de ballet contributes delightfully in well-lit pools of light. Their routines are traditional and much as we would expect." (MusicWeb Feb 2012) |
HECTOR BERLIOZ
Berlioz: Béatrice et Bénédict (complete opera recorded in 2016) Glyndebourne Opera / Stéphanie d'Oustrac, Paul Appleby, Philippe Sly, Sophie Karthäuser, Lionel Lhote / Antonello Manacorda (cond) [ Opus Arte / BBC DVD / DVD - released 15/Aug/2017 ] "This is Pellyland, a deeply satisfying comic world with its own style conjured up for Glyndebourne by one of the most assured opera directors at work today" Five Stars BBC Music Opera Choice Sept 2017 |
W. A. MOZART / SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Grigory Sokolov: Mozart & Rachmaninov Concertos Grigory Sokolov (piano) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic [ Deutsche Grammophon CD plus DVD / 2 CD/DVD - released 22/Jun/2017 ] "Sokolov is now on a don't-touch-me pinnacle...the two concertos here present the zenith of his art." BBC Music Five Stars Concerto Choice - June 2017 |
BEETHOVEN
Eroica / Symphony No. 3 Ian Hart / Tim Pigott-Smith / Claire Skinner / Jack Davenport / Orchestre RACvolutionnaire et Romantique / Sir John Eliot Gardiner [ BBC / Opus Arte DVD / DVD - released 5/May/2005 ] G :- 'Ian Hart is brilliant as Beethoven, a volatile, magnetic figure of genius and uncouth charm…not to be missed.' -- Daily Mail |
